blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube
(noun) a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe
(noun) a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blowtube (plural blowtubes)
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
(rare) A blowgun.
Source: Wiktionary
Blow"tube`, n.
1. A blowgun. Tylor.
2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
3. (Glassmaking)
Definition: A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of "metal" (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
